CHARITY COMMISSION No. 1170279
CHESTERFIELD SAMARITANS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Chesterfbeld
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Trustees & Officers...........................
Trustees. Report.......... ........ .... ..
Report of the IrKlependent Examiner...
Statement of Financial Acbvrties...
Balan￿ Sheet.................................
NotestotheAccounts........................
10-15
Shop Trading Profit & Loss Account......
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Shop Balan￿ Sheet........................
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Trustees & Officers
Trustees
Ms G Vauclair
Ms KH Dickinson
Ms JA Lynegar
Mr D Maddox
Director & Chair of Board of Trustees
Secretary
(Appointed 01107124)
(Appointed c￿107/24>
Treasurer
Mrs J Tweedy
Ms V Nuttall
Mrs S Wood
(Resigned 01107124)
(Resigned 01107124)
(Resigned 01107124)
Accountsnts
Dey & Co.
41 Clarence Road
Chesterfield
S40 1LH
Bankers
Natwest Bank plc
5 Market Place
Chestetheld
S40 1TW
Solicito
BRM Solicitors
Gray Court
99 Saltergate
Chesteffield
S40 1LD
Registered Office
121 Saltergate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 1NH
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Trustees Re
ort for the Year end
1M h202
The Trustees submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wrth the ac£ounting policies set
out in note 1 on page 10 and comply with the Charity's constttution and the Charities Act 2011.
1. Status & Administration
The Charity is a Charitsble Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered as charity number
1170279 and operating as an affiliated branch of the national Samaritans charity organi5ation
(charity number 219432). It is registered with the Charity Commission and is regulated by its
rules. Nthich were adopted on 1 st April 2017.
The Charity's goveming body is a Board of Trustees, chaired bythe Director of the Charity. The
Director is appointed in accordance with the Director Selection Policy, and represents the
Charity at the annual national Council of Samaiitans meeting and oversees all aspects of
Charity work in relation to the service it provides to callers. The remaining Trustees are elected
annually at the Annual General Meeting by the members of the Charity. No other body is
entitled to appoint any of the Trustee5. All Trustees receive continuing training. The Trustees
who have served during the year are shown on page 3. There are no corporate trustees.
2. Statement of Trustses. ResponsibFlities in respect of the Financial Statomonts
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Annual Report and the financial
statements in accordance wth applicable law and United Kingdon Accounting Stsndards
(United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the
harity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that
period.
In preparing those financtal statements. the Trustees are required to..
selert suitable accounting polic4es and apply them consistenty.
observe the m8thods and prinoples in the charities SORP {FRS102).
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
stste whether applicable accounting standards have been followed: aThJ
prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis, unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the tharity will continue to operate.
iv)
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disdose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity, and to enable them to
ensure thatthe financial statements comply V*ryth the Charities Act 2011and the provisions of the
trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity, and hence for
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other I￿egUlar1ties.
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3. Acllvllles & Objectlves
The obiedives ofthe Charity ae:
To enable persons in Chestetheld and the surrounrfing area and elsethere tho are
experiencing feelings of distressor despair. indLKling Ihose who may be at risk of
sui(#de, to receive C(￿fidents.21 eM￿lOnal support al any time of the day ￿ night in
order to improve their emotional health and to reduce ttle incidence of suicide;
To ￿￿Ote a better understsnth'ng in S￿ of sui(xde. suicidal behaviour. and the
value of expressing feelirys ¥th•ch may othefV•ise lead to suicide or impaired
emolional health: and
To wllaborate with and support the Samaritans nati(m￿l chanty and its affiliated
branches in fulfiuing these obJ"edive&
In pursuance of th8880tr4ectives. the Charity maintains a propth in Chesterfield. ￿thIch is used
as a base for its listening services.
4. {￿gInIsatIOn
The Chanty is govemed by a Board of Tru8tee8, chaired bythe Branch Director. The day40- day
management is in the hands of an Operations Team. which is CLYnprised ents'rely of volunteers.
The work of the Operats'ons Tewn isled bythe Branch Direct(* and supported by a number of
other volunteers.
The Charity has for some years been pa￿ funded by a shop in Chesterfield. This has provided
a much needed finan(#al contrilxrtion to the charity. However, in the context of difficult trading
ondition8, the expected contribuii<)n has been eroded to the p¢Jint where the Trustees
reluctantly took the decision to cease trading on 27 February 2025 and vacate the shop
wemises on 31 March 2025.
S. Rovl•w of th• Actfvlllo8
This C￿sti¢uted the eigmh finan¢ial year of athity underthe Charitys CIO status.
A summary of the financial position and income and expenthture for the year is given on pages
8t017.
Duringihe year ended 31 March 2025, the Chwity a¢lMeved a su￿uS of income over
expenditur8 of £13,596 (2024: suryAus of £14.54n. Income exduding shop trathng wa8
£31,968 {2024: £26.381) and expenditure was £25.207 (2024: £18.766)
Income from the Charivs s￿p for the year totslled £41.814 (2(r24". £44,406), induding non-
trading donations of £5.1(K) in 2024r25. The shop posted an overall surplus (￿ntrIbUt￿)ft lo charty
funds) of £6,835 (2024.. Surplus £6.932)
The Charl￿5 cash baarw al Ihe erKI of the year were £73.101 {2024: £54,148).
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6. Reserves Pollcy
The Trustees have established a policy whereby the funds not committed or invested in
tangible assets (the Yree reseNes") held by the Charity should be equivalenl to the cost of
operating the branch for twelve months in addition to the cost which would be incurred by the
immediate repbacement of its high cost equipment. In the wew of the Trustees. the free
reserves are within this limit. which will be reviewed in 2025126.
7. Risk Review
TheT￿SteeS have conducted a revity of the Mai￿ risksto vthich the Ch￿lty is exposed, in
particular those relating to its operats'ons and finances, and are satisfied that adequate systems
are in place to mitigate those risks.
8. Indèpendent ExamlnerJ
A rescAution proposing that Dey & Co be re-appointed as independent examiner will be
proposed at the annual general meeting.
Approved by the TNstees and signed on their behalf by:
Ms G Vau¢lalr
Director and Chalr of tho Board of Trustees
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lTrdependanl Examlnerfs Reportto the trustees of Chesl•rfl•ld Samarltans for tho year
onded 31 March 2025
I reportto the ch'arlty trustees on my examinatlon of the flnancial statements of the Charity ft)r
the year anded 31 March 2025, whlch are set out on pages 8 to 17.
Respon8lbllltlos and t)asls of the report
Asthe chari￿8 trustee6 you are responslble forthe preparation of the f￿￿ncIaL statements In
accordance vAth the requIr￿nentS of the Chartlles Act 2011(the Ad).
I report In respect of my examinatlon of the charity'8 financial statements carried out under
section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examinatlon I hav• folltr4Rd all the appllcable
Dlrths g￿en by the Charfty Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of tha Art
Ind•pondent examlnorfs stateM￿t
I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirni that no materlal matters have c¢yne to my
attention in connection wlth the examination gNing me cause to believe that in any materlal
respect
accountlng records were not kept th respect of the charity as required by section 130
0fthe￿. or
the tlnancial statsments do not accord with those records," or
the financlal 8tstement8 do not compty with the appllcable requirements
concemlng the fonn and content of accounts sei out In the Charitl8s (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations 200B other Ihan any requirement that the accounts give a Irue
and fair viev/' which15 not a matter consldered as part of an independent
examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examlnation to which attentlon 8hould be drawn in this report In order lo enable a proper
und•rstanding of the financlal 8tatemants to be reached.
MrT J Dey FCCA ACA
Dated:
Dry&Co
41 Clarence Road
Chesterf*kS
$411LH
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Statement of Financial Activlties for the Year endèd 31 March 2025
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
2024125
Total
2023124
InGome
Donations, Gifts & L
Grants
Other tradin
aoes
14,225
13,163
14.225
16,2CIl
9,518
2,500
activities..
Sho
Contribution
Bank Interesvcom
nsation
6,835
2.080
6,835
2,080
564
Totsl Income
ndi￿re
Fundraisin
1,165
Charitable Ex
nditure
Charitable Activits'es
Direct Costs
ort Costs
Mana
ement &Admin Costs
Total Charitable Ex nditure
12.303
3.730
5,509
21,542
12,303
6,230
5.509
9.848
2404
Total Ex
ndi￿re
Net
ex
ndlture
ncome
14,547
Net (expenditure)fin¢ome".
Before other recognised
ainsl
losses
13.5
13,596
14.547
Net movement in funds
13,596
13.596
Total fijnds brought fO￿ard at
ril
194.864
194.864
180 317
Total funds carried forward
at 31 March
208.460
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Balan￿ Sheet as at 31 March 2025
Note8
2025
2024
Flxed Assèts
Tan
ible assets
142,290
146,734
Current As$ots
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
2,241
10
73,101
73,899
Creditors
Amounts fallin
due within 1
ear
11
8,26.'1
N•t currnnt a880ts1
Ilablllll
48,130
Total a$••ts l•u ¢urrnnt
Ilabilitles
19.4 F16d
resentod
Sho
Funds
Branch Funds
12
12
3,052
191,812
208 480
Total Fund•
The noteson pages 10 to 15 form part ofthese financial statements.
Approved by the trustees on .
. 2025 and signed on theirbehalfby..
Ms G Vauclair (Director and Chalr of Trustses)
Mr D Maddox (Treasurnr •nd Trustse)
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Notss to the Financial Statements for the year endod 31 March 2025
1. Accountlng Pollcle8
Basi• of Ac¢ountJng
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting
by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORPI applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS102). the Charities Act 2011and UK Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.
The Charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The Charity operateil
under SORP (FRS 102) in the current year. andthere were no transitional adjustments.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concem basis, and are presented in
Sterling, which isthe functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial
statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items
recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated. modified to indude G8rtain
items at fair value.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements
ar8 set out below. These policies have been c¢)nsstenty applied to all years wesented unless
otherwise stated.
Fund accountlng
Unrestrided Charitable funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in the
furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity.
Restricted funds are subj'ect to restrictions on expenditure imposed bythe donor or the
Trustees, or through the temis of an appeal.
Incomo
Donations and legacies are accounted for when recelvable except when donors spe￿ty that
donations and grants given to the Charity must be used in future accounting periods or when
speGified conditions are met. in which case the income is not induded in incoming resources
until those periods or until the conditions have been met. Other incomè is accounted for on
an accruals basis as far as it is prudent to do so.
Donated good•
The value of goods donated for sale in the Charity's shop has been recognised as income only
when sold.
Expendlturn
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and indudes Value Added Tax IVAT) where
appli¢able.
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Taxation
The Charity is registered with the Charity Commissioners under the provisions of the
Charitses Act 1960. In a￿OrdanCe with the provisions of s505 of the In￿rne and Cory)oration
Taxes Act 1988, the Charity is generally exempt from In(x)me andlor Corporation Tax on any
surplus of income over expenditure.
Overhead•
Premises overheads are aggregated and allocated to the vari￿S functional activities of the
Charity on a basis detennined by the Trustees. Any costs ¥%thich cannot be aggregated and
specifically identified to a functional activity of the Charity are induded in management and
administration costs.
Depreclatlon
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off their cost less
estimated residual value over their expected usefijl lives using the straight line method and
the following annual rates:
Freehold Property
Office Equipment
Shop Equipment
2% Straight line basis
25% Straight line basis
20% Straight line basis - all residual asset value at the date
of dosure has been written off in the year
2. Premises OvÈrhead8
2025
Restricted
Fund•
2024
Unrestrictsd
Funds
Totsl
Insurance
Rates
Re
airs & Rene￿al$
Waler
ht & Heat
Tele
hone
Cleanin
Health & Safe
reciation
1,291
828
1.519
244
3,284
225
80
318
3.373
1.291
828
1.519
244
1 280
850
739
81
3801
436
174
225
80
318
3,373
Totsl Premises Overheads
Allocated to:
Direct Charitable Ex
80°/0
Fundraisin
& Publici
100
Mana
ement & Administrati
10°A
Total Allocation
nses
8.930
1.116
1.116
11,162
8,930
1,116
1,116
11,162
8588
I n78
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3. Stsff Co•ts
2025
2024
Sho
Salaries & Vla
Branch Cleanin
Salaries & Wa
lo
er's Pension Conlributions
18.757
2,013
323
17,Jf14
Totsl Staff Costs
None of the Trustees or any person connected to the Trustees received any remuneration or other
benefits arising from the funds of the Charity in the year12024 Nil)
Dunngthe yearthe total amounl reimbursed to 4 Trustees (2024 .' 4 Tru5tees}, members of the
Charity's management committee, in respect oftrav81 costs and other expenses, amounted to £579
(2024. £1.682).
The average number of employees during the year was 2 (2024 , 2 employees), reducing to O
employees as al 31March 2025.
4. Fundralslng Cost8
2026
2024
Advertisin
& Publici
Direct Fundraisin
Costs
Share of Premises overheads
49
1,116
Note 2
Totsl Fundrnl8ln
Co•ts
5. Dlrnct Charltable Expendlturn
2026
2024
Voda
hone Listener Service
OutTeath Costs
Volunteer Trainin
&Su
Volunteer Travel Ex
enses
Share of
remises overheads
389
2,120
545
319
Costs
64J
Note 2
Total Dirnct Charitable Ex
ndituro
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6. Support Costs
2025
2024
Contribution to Samartians Central Office
Less..
Restricted Grant a
2,404
lied
Total Su
rt Costs
2,404
7. hlanagement & Administration Costs
2025
2024
es & Salaries
Note 3
Share of Premises Overheads
SubscrF
tions
al & Professional Fees
Accountan
Fees
Posta
rintin
& statione
AGMIBranch Meetin
costs
Refreshments
Sundries
reLiation
1.657
1 073
275
Note 2
212
460
474
555
235
175
269
542
830
380
46
114
269
Total Mana
ement and Adminlstration Costs
5,509
5 186
8. Tangible Fixed Assets
Shop
ment
Branch
Premises
Brnnch
ui
ment
Total
Cost
At1A
ri12024
Additions in Year
Dis
osals in Year
At 31 hlarch 2025
9.434
9,434
9,434
170 319
168.653
1.666
iation:
At1A
ri12024
Cha
e for Year
Eliminated on Dis
osal
At 31 March 2025
351
269
3.993
Net Book Value:
At 31 March 2025
142 198
92
142 290
At1A ri12024
802
361
The title of the freehold premises is held bythe Samaritans as custodian trustee. The Charity is
subject to a Trust Deed in respect of these premises.
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9. Debtors
2025
2024
Trade Debtors
ments
HMRC VAT
HMRC GrftAid
95
72
295
336
Total Debtors
798
2.247
10. Cash at Bank and On Hand
2025
2024
Cash at Bank
Cash on Hand
73,101
Totsl Cash
54.148
11. Creditor•
2025
2024
Trade Creditors
Accruals
Defe￿ed In(xJme-
Foundation Derb s Grant
HMRC PAYEINI
Pension Fund
1.336
1,319
4,160
2.500
222
64
76
Total Creditors
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12. Anatysis of NetAssets Between Funds
Tanglble Fixed
A8sets
Net Current
Total 2025
Total
2024
Branch Funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total Branch Funds
142,290
66.170
208,460
190.312
191 812
Sho
Funds
un￿$triC￿ed
Restricted
Total Sho
Funds
3.or}2
Total Cha
Fund8
208,460
194 864
13. Indemnlty In8uran¢o
The national Samaritans Charity has centralty effected professional indemnty insurance to protect
employees, tTUStees and other volunteer members of all Samwilans branches.
14. Related Party Dl8cIosu
None of the Truslees made a gift of land or substantial other asset to the charty during the year or
seek to infiuence the Trustees.
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Shop Trading Profft & Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Income
Sales
36,714
5.100
44,406
Donations
41,814
44,406
Expondlturn
Sales CommissionlPurchas88
Salaries & Wages
Employerfs Pension Contributions
Rent, Rates & Water
Light & Heat
Repairs & Renewals
Travel Expenses
Accountancy
Printing & Ststs'onery
TelephonelBroadband
Refreshments
Card & Tenninal Charges
Sundries
514
18,757
323
714
17,514
224
10,718
1,281
240
13,640
1.548
496
83
110
426
136
391
335
230
863
185
441
Advertising
Small Equipment
Depreciation
Loss on disposal of assets
376
20
351
437
451
Totsl Expendllurn
134.979)
137.4741
Profft for Year
6,835
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Shop Balance Shoet as at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Flxed A•sets
802
Current A$8ets
Cash at Bank
Cash on HarKI
Trade Debtors
Pre
a ments
HMRC VAT Debtor
Totsl Currnnt A•s•t*
Current Llabllltlo8
Trade Creditors
Accruals
Deferred Income Foundation Derb shire
PAYE
Pension Fund
Tolal Currnnt Llabllltle•
1,837
Ngt Currnnt A•8•1*
Total Not A•sotsl
Uablllll••
le￿nted
Brou
ht Fo￿lard
Profft for Year
Net Transaclions with Branch
6,835
Total
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